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Deviant Behavior Hardcover – 16 June 2016

by Erich Goode (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 80 ratings
Edition: 11th
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Deviant Behavior provides a comprehensive study of the behavior, beliefs, conditions, and reactions to deviance, giving students a better understanding of this phenomenon. Deviance is discussed from the sociological perspectives of positivism and constructionism. Readers will grasp the reason behind deviant behavior through the positivist perspective and why certain actions, beliefs, and physical characteristics are condemned through the constructionist perspective.

New to this edition:

Two chapters on crime make clearer distinctions between criminalization of behavior, vs. criminal behavior itself

More discussion of the relativity of deviance, including how murder is socially and legally constructed

Expands the notion that conspiracy theory is a form of cognitive deviance

New discussion furthers the difference between labeling theory and constructionism

New Section on environmental pollution with reference to "green criminology"

New section added on Deviance and Harm

Newsworthy new features include:

A Formerly Homeless Man Speaks Out

Victimization and Abuse

Mass Incarceration

Stop and Frisk

Missing Black Men? (with implications for families and demography)

Arrest-Incarceration Gap

Disparities in Sentencing

The End of the Crime Decline?

The Brother of a Murder Victim Speaks Out

A Tattoo Collector Gets Inked

Faculty-Student Sex

Reflections on Studying BDSM

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  1. ISBN-10
    113865602X
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1138656024
  3. Edition
    11th
  4. Publisher
    Routledge
  5. Publication date
    16 June 2016
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    17.78 x 3.18 x 22.86 cm
  8. Print length
    424 pages
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Erich Goode is Sociology Professor Emeritus at Stony Brook University; he has taught at half-dozen universities and is the author of eleven books. During his career, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Lady Davis Teaching Fellowship, the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the SUNY-wide Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Goode is married and lives in New York City.

About the Author

Erich Goode is Sociology Professor Emeritus at Stony Brook University; he has taught at half-dozen universities and is the author of eleven books. During his career, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Lady Davis Teaching Fellowship, the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the SUNY-wide Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Goode is married and lives in New York City.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 11th edition (16 June 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 424 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 113865602X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1138656024
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.78 x 3.18 x 22.86 cm
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Reefer Girl
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for my Crime and Deviance Class
Reviewed in the United States on 26 February 2020
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Taking a class online and this book is easy to read and compact...7x9 not your average sized textbook. The content is up to date and so interesting to know what things are deviant in life, like being poor, homeless, or not fastening your seat belt.
I usually sell my books after a class, however, this one is a keeper.
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emilyv
5.0 out of 5 stars Great rental
Reviewed in the United States on 20 June 2019
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Good shape
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Reviewed in the United States on 25 January 2018
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Terrific condition, barely used when it got to me
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Regina L. Moore
4.0 out of 5 stars Sociology book
Reviewed in the United States on 19 August 2018
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Great read.
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Michael B.
1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible book!
Reviewed in the United States on 23 May 2019
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I only bought this book because it was required for a class. In the course, it became evident that the author was far more interested in making a point with little concern for logical consistency to other chapters in the same text. I feel sorry for anyone that is forced to read this text book.
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